the shit

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the shit

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Probably a vulgar version of the bomb. Attested since the 1970s.

noun

  1. colloquial, slang, vulgar Something considered to be excellent or the best of its kind. That movie was the shit!

    Similar: the bomb

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noun something considered to be excellent

Françaistuerie, de la balle, de la bombe
DeutschHammer
Italianola Madonna, Gesù Cristo, stocazzo
Русскийклассный klassnyj, обалденный obaldennyj, офигенный ofigennyj

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"the shit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/the%20shit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"the shit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/the%20shit.

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@misc{the_shit_2026,
  title = {the shit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/the%20shit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}